Monday, December 8, 2014

Holiday Honey and Pear Cake

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This Holiday Honey and Pear Cake is perfect for a seasonal dessert table...

or just munching on for breakfast!

For as long as I can remember, my mom has made a couple of apple and honey cakes around the holidays. She never makes them for anything specific, just to have on hand for snacking or giving to neighbors or friends who may stop by. I've been playing around with her recipe and decided to try it with pears. I played with the spices, too, and thought Cardamom would be a really nice addition. Plus, I think Cardamom seems a bit holiday-ish {is it just me?}. I also used the most luscious and yummy honey in this cake. It's from Don Victor and it contains the actual honeycomb in the jar {my kids loved that!}. See the recipe below.

I loved that pretty honey comb so much that I cut it into pieces and served it as a garnish with the cake. I just think it's so fun to look at...all drippy and sweet with all that honey oozing out!

The Don Victor Honey is really quite special...glad I bought more than one jar!

It's actually kept in the Hispanic foods aisle in Walmart.You can find even more of their products and deals here.

The honey was easy to work with and went into the cake so well...it tasted so delicious!

1-3 tablespoons milk or cream {depending on how thick you'd like your glaze}

Directions:

Combine chopped pears, pecans, vanilla, and spices in a bowl. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Cream together sugar, honey, oil, and eggs in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients to this, a little at a time. Mix just until incorporated. Fold in pear mixture until incorporated.

Spray a bundt pan with nonstick spray {I use the kind for baking}. Pour batter into pan {it is a thicker batter...you may have to use a spoon or rubber spatula}.

Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for one hour and 20 minutes {you may want to start checking it for doneness around one hour}. Cool in pan and then invert onto cake plate.

Prepare glaze by whisking together powdered sugar and honey. Add your milk or cream a little at a time until you achieve your desired consistency.

Spoon glaze over cake and serve. It's yummy for both dessert or a lovely Christmas brunch!

I was also excited to get some happy mail with these delicious whipped honeys, also from Don Victor. They're so luscious and spreadable. I think my fave is the caramel, but they were all quite delicious and decadent. I'm having a luncheon at my house on Friday and will be serving these alongside some butter cookies. My youngest already enjoyed the caramel flavored one on his morning toast...he loved it!

Are you a cake for breakfast kind of person? This would be totally over-the top, but how tasty would it be to drizzle some of that whipped honey on a piece of this as well? I know we're talking drizzle on drizzle here, but hey, it's the holidays, right?!

Are you a honey cake fan? This is a great one to add to your repertoire...perfect for the holiday season.For more honey-licious inspiration,be sure to check out the Don Victor Facebook page here.

You have me over here with my mouth watering. That cake looks so amazing and I am photography person so you photo skills also have me smiling from ear to ear. I love beautiful pictures and of course beautiful pictures of food.

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